ORREADME.txt explains the layout of OR.xls, OR.csv and OR.zip (xls is the Microsoft Excel
version, csv is the comma separated variable version, and zip is the zipped version of the .csv
version and this readme file).

Use and Attribution: All data is free and may be distributed as long as no charge is imposed and
this readme file is included with the data.  If you use the data, please include this citation: David
Lublin and D. Stephen Voss. 2001.  "Federal Elections Project." American University,
Washington, DC and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.  We would greatly appreciate it
if you would mail us hard copies of any paper written utilizing these data sets. You can send
copies to: David Lublin, Department of Government, School of Public Affairs, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. 

Funding for the Federal Elections Project was provided by the Political Science Program of the
Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation (Award
#99-85999).

Geography Identification:
STFIPS is the State FIPS Code (41 for Oregon).
CTYFIPS is the County FIPS Code.
COUNTY is the county name.
CD is the congressional district number.
SD is the Oregon Senate District number.
HD is the Oregon House District number.
PRECINCT is the precinct number.
SPLIT is coded as 0 if the precinct is not split; 1,2,3 signify parts of precincts that are split
between legislative districts (not related to any county numbering system).

Votes for President:
GORE is votes for Al Gore (Democrat).
BUSH is votes for George W. Bush (Republican).
NADER is votes for Ralph Nader (Pacific Green, Green in many other states).
BUCHANAN is votes for Pat Buchanan (Independent, Reform in many other states).
BROWN is votes for Harry Browne (Libertarian).
HAGELIN is votes for John Hagelin (Reform, Natural Law in many other states).
PHILLIPS is votes for Howard Phillips (Constitution).
PRESOTH is votes for other presidential candidates.
PRESOVER is overvotes for president, where available (coded 0 if not available).
PRESUND is undervotes for president, where available (coded 0 if not available).

Votes for U.S. House:
CONGDEM is votes for the Democratic candidate: Wu in District 1, Ponsford in District 2,
Blumenauer in District 3, DeFazio in District 4, Hooley in District 5.
CONGREP is votes for the Republican candidate: Starr in District 1, Walden in District 2,
Pollock in District 3, Lindsey in District 4, Boquist in District 5.
CONGOTHR1 is votes for first minor candidate: King (Libertarian) in District 1, miscellaneous in
District 2, Brown (Socialist) in District 3, Duemler (Socialist) in District 4, miscellaneous in
District 5.
CONGOTHR2 is votes for the second minor candidate: miscellaneous in District 1, Knight
(Libertarian) in District 3, miscellaneous in District 4, none in other districts.
CONGOTHR3 is votes for the third minor candidate: Tre (Pacific Green) in District 3, none in
other districts.

Registration and Turnout Information:
REGTOT is the total number of registered voters on election day, if available (coded as "."
otherwise).
BALLOTS is number of ballots returned, if furnished by county, ignoring iconsistency's caused by
fail safe ballots, etc.
REGVFTOT is the total number of registered voters from the Aug.-Sept. voter file.
REGVFDEM is the number of registered Democrats from the Aug.-Sept. voter file.
REGVFREP is the number of registered Republicans from the Aug.-Sept. voter file.
REGVFOTH is the number of unaffiliated/other party registered voters from the Aug.-Sept. voter
file.
